William Faulkner said: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings”. Same goes for design. While updating a tab on my website, I realized that these “darling” concept boards had served their purpose and now they must live on somewhere else.
Pattern
Antique Acquisitions
A few concepts inspired by antiquing
CrossCultures
An exploration of the complimentary similarities between Japanese and Senegalese resist-dyed textiles.
AnneMarieAnneA
A Spring/Summer collection inspired by the liberated style of 1930s writer, journalist, traveler and muse Annemarie Schwarzenbach & photographer, Marianne Breslauer.
When Basquiat Met Rothko
Two short story apparel concepts based on the art work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Mark Rothko. Followed with a mash-up of the two for home furnishings.
Bebop & Beatniks
Childrenswear inspiration: Miles Davis for boys and Edie Sedgwick & Andy Warhol for girls. Along with pattern inspiration from vintage jazz album covers and posters.
SHORT STORIES
Single board, “napkin sketch” concepts. I may expand upon them at a later date……